0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Shipwreck diving to help boost Greek 2020 tourism: ministerGreece will exploit untapped tourist activities, including diving for post-19th century shipwrecks, to help meet the new conservative government's target of a 10-percent boost in visitor revenues this year, the tourism minister said Monday.
Global heating may lead to wine shortageRise of 2C would cause 56% loss of vineyard land, while 4C would wipe out 85%From wildfires to rising tides, the climate crisis is already bringing many threats. Now scientists say it may also bring a shortage of many popular wines.
£46m Brexit information campaign had little impact, says spending watchdogThe campaign was ordered by Boris Johnson after he became Prime Minister last July with a promise to leave by the end of October “do or die”.Ministers chose the most expensive of four options put forward by the Cabinet Office with a total budget of £100 million.
Athens Airport major expansion project given the green lightAthens’ International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is set to receive a huge expansion and major renovations, after the massive project was given the green light.According to Ypodomes, this is the first major step for the launch of the project that is expected to reach a budget of 700 million euros.
Dutch Rank Greece Their Top Country to Visit in 2020Greece recently won the Netherlands’ prestigious Reisgraag Travel Award for the best global destination to visit in 2020.Greece earned an overall review of 8.4 out of 10, which means it is the top country for the Dutch to visit when making plans for 2020 vacations.
£500m fund to restore Beeching rail cuts goes ahead amid criticismA government fund is to be launched later to restore historic railway lines closed more than 50 years ago under the so-called Beeching cuts.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will visit Fleetwood to announce £21.9m for two railway lines and a New Stations Fund.The £500m promise was made in the Tory election manifesto in November.But Labour called the plan "meaningless", adding that £500m would reopen just 25 miles of railway.And the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) described the funds as a "drop in the ocean".